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Site Name: Suka Sari Temple  Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Near Bindu Sagar tank, Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   Architecturally beautiful ancient temple - belongs to 13th century CE - Gangas period  Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options Bhubaneswar is not only about the gigantic Lingaraja temple or the architectural marvels such as Raja Rani temple or Parasurameshwar temple. The city has a lot more to offer for any enthusiastic and art loving traveler or devotee. The city, which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of this heritage rich city. Let us ex...

Site Name:  Cholamadevi Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Cholamadevi, near Trichy, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   A temple built by Rajaraja Chola; believed to be older than Tanjore Big Temple Nearest Railway Station:   Trichy Nearest Airport:   Trichy How to reach:   Well connected by road from Trichy  Hotel:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options  Restaurants:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options Cholamadevi is a small village located in the middle of lush paddy fields near Trichy city in South India. The nearest well known site is Tiruverumbur. The village has a small temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The highlight of the temple is that it was built by Rajaraja Chola I , who also built the internationally famous Big Temple of Tanjore. It is believed that this temple is older than the Big Temple. This 11th century CE temple has inscriptions of Rajaraja Chola I, Raje...

Lush bamboo and sandalwood forests, majestic waterfalls, verdant hills dotted with vast tea estates, spectacular streams and magnificent temples - that is Coorg, the Scotland of India, the best kept secret of India. This book named "Explore Coorg - the Scotland of India" covers every nook and corner of Coorg in detail and provides a lot of vital information to travelers. This solo authored travel guide is a compilation of the notes and memories of the author's travels through this picturesque region in South India. The book explores various travel destinations in Coorg hill station such as Madikeri, Raja's Seat, Omkareshwara Temple, Raja's Tomb, Dubare Forest, Bylakuppe Golden Temple, Nisargadhama Forest, Iruppu waterfalls, Abbi falls, Tala Cauvery and Bhagmandala. The unique feature of the books is that the author has visited all the places he writes about. Apart from the travel destinations, the book also covers several other important details that are ...

Site Name:  Lakshmi Narayan Temple aka Birla Mandir Site Type:  Hindu Temple Location:    Mandir Marg, near Cannaught Place, the capital city of India Highlights:   A prominent tourist site in Delhi; important Hindu temple; temple built by Birla; inagurated by Mahatma Gandhi; spread over 7.5 acres Nearest Railway Station:   New Delhi Nearest Airport:   New Delhi How to reach:   Well connected from all over India - Road, rail and air Hotel:  A lot of options - budget hotels to star hotels Restaurants:  Many options and varieties throughout the city of Delhi The Laksmi Naryan Temple, famously called as Birla Mandir, is one of the prominent Hindu temples and tourist sites in Delhi city, the capital of India. The temple dedicated to Lord Narayan (Vishnu) and his consort Lakshmi, was built by the popular Indian businessman B.R. Birla between 1933 CE and 1939 CE. The temple was was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi. As thi...

Site Name:  Lotus Temple aka Bahai Temple Site Type:  Bahai Temple Location:    Kalkaji, South Delhi, the capital city of India Highlights:   A prominent tourist site in Delhi; one of very few Bahai temples across the entire world Nearest Railway Station:   New Delhi Nearest Airport:   New Delhi How to reach:   Well connected from all over India - Road, rail and air Hotel:  A lot of options - budget hotels to star hotels Restaurants:  Many options and varieties throughout the city of Delhi The Bahai Faith is a religion founded by Bahaullah in Persia in 19th century AD. It is estimated that around 6 million people around the world follow the Bahai Faith. At the time of writing this article, only eight Houses of Worship have been built across the world (although hundreds of sites have been selected for constructing the House of Worship in the future). One of those eight Bahai temples is located in Delhi, the capital city of India. ...

Site Name:  Prachin Bhairon Mandir Site Type:  Hindu Temple Location:    Nehru Place, South Delhi, the capital city of India Highlights:   An important Hindu temple in Delhi city Nearest Railway Station:   New Delhi Nearest Airport:   New Delhi How to reach:   Well connected from all over India - Road, rail and air Hotel:  A lot of options - budget hotels to star hotels Restaurants:  Many options and varieties throughout the city of Delhi Prachin Bharion Mandir (which means "the ancient temple of Lord Bhairav") is one of the important temples of Delhi city, the capital of India. This Hindu temple is dedicated to Lord Bhairav, who is found as a Parivara Devta in Shiva temples. However, he is considered as one of the powerful Gods by Delhiites and one can find a lot of temples for Bhairav in and around Delhi region. Prachin Bhairav Mandir is located in the Kalkaji area of Delhi, diagonally opposite to Nehru Place Bus S...